Nature and Evolution of Deep Water Carbonate Drifts in the past 3 Million years, Inner Sea of the Maldives Archipelago, Equatorial Indian Ocean

Droxler, Andre W.2013-07-242013-07-242013-07-242013-07-242012-122013-07-24December 2Lopez, Karem. "Nature and Evolution of Deep Water Carbonate Drifts in the past 3 Million years, Inner Sea of the Maldives Archipelago, Equatorial Indian Ocean." (2013) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71669">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71669</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/71669The Maldives atolls, the very top of one of the largest modern carbonate platforms, occupy the central and largest part of the Chagos-Laccadives ridge located in the equatorial Indian Ocean. In the central part of the archipelago, the large atolls form twapplication/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.GeologyStratigraphyCarbonatesMaldivesNature and Evolution of Deep Water Carbonate Drifts in the past 3 Million years, Inner Sea of the Maldives Archipelago, Equatorial Indian OceanThesis2013-07-24123456789/ETD-2012-12-363